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' .Pegented Feb.` 3. 1942 y i UNITED, srATE lcomme) ciode G. neem; non n. smith, unie Bock, Ark., assignors of one-third to Harry Lasher, Little Rock, Ark.

I Annotation september s, 1340, serien No. assess 1 claim. (omni-e3) the -rim ofthe section B. a grooves is formed FI'hisinventi'On. relates to improvements in -f wheels, the generall object oi .the .invention being to form the wheel oifa ymain section and a removable section,` the trims of" the v twoV sectionsl being i constructed' to hold a tire, with means. for de tachably connectingthe sections together so .that

by removing Athe outer orremovable section the andreplaced with..

tire can-be readily removed Another object of the in '.ention .provide 'the inner circumference of the part 6. An an- "'nular groovev 8 is formed in the web .9 of the the two sectionswith aligning means made in' the formof. annular grooves .which form'annula'r ribs so that by placing arib'of one 'section in -.a groove of vthe other section V'the two sections will be -properly aligned andy these parts act to reinforce the. sections and' the rib forming groove .of the detachablesection servesvto receive its pro ratal parto! the adialforce exertedY toward thel center of the wheel by contactof the tire with the road surface and transmit such radial force tothe main wheelA section'atthe union vof the 'aforementioned annular lribs and grooves as well in the web 5 of the section B 'and this groove forms anrannular bead or concave convex part 6. A large circular hole .'I is formed by the web 5 withthe wall ofthe opening' being formed by section A which 'provides'an annular rib Non' the outer face of the web oi'A section A and this -rib I is adaptedto fit in the groove 4 .when

the parts Vare placed together and thev two sections are fastened together by the bolts Il as shown in Figures 1 .and 4, the bolts passing through the holes l2 andv l2' in the webs. of the two sections; the -holes being. placed outwardly of the parts Ilvand 6. A much smaller hole I? is formedatthe-'center of the web 9; than is l formed in the web 5 of section B and an annular row of` holes I I informed inthe web this row ceives the end'of the hub and bolts are adapted r surrounding the opening I3. This opening re-a to pa'SS through the holes Il into the hub 4t0 as at those points where the wheel .bolts hold the two rim sections together.

This invention also .consists incertain other Y features of `construction land in the combination' and arrangement oi' the several parts tobez hereinafter fully described, illustratedinthe .accom-gv panying drawings and specically pointed out in the appendedclaim.

`In describing the invention in detail,VA reference will be had to-the accompanying drawings where- `in likecharacters denote like or corresponding parts' throughout llhich.-` I.

Figure 1 is a view looking towardthel outer i face of the improved wheel with thetwo sections connected together.. j Figure 2 is a vview looking Atoward the outer 'face ofthe outer or removablesection.

the several views, and in sis e 'similar view of-tne moin section'.

Figure 4 isa sectional taken-through the complete wheel. f

" rigure'js is a sectional view token tn'roug the .outersection.

6 is aview section. A

'shown in and -a flange I an'dat the inner edge of the rim I oi section A annular bead 2"is' formed which extends substantially .circumferentiaily and is Y adapted to engage an annularl'edge lformed by a grooveat the inner 'edge or annular corner of posed o! the main section A and the removable t section B. Each section is i'ormedwith a rim' IV connect the section A" with the hub... This section A remains in place' on the hub, unless it is` desired to remove it but the section B is removed every time a -tirefv is to befchanged and this is done byremoving the bolts II so that-the section B can be removed from'the section A.

As will beseen the ribs 6 and lll4 act as Seen-J ytering or aligning means for as the section B is placed againstv the section A. the groove I will slide over the ribv Ill-and thus properly alignthe two sections and, ofcoursa'the bead 2 entering .the-groove I will also act as a counteracting centering means or force and in addition serving i as a counteracting centering device the annular vbead 2" also serves to placethegreate'r portion of theradial force on the section A-which is con-- necteddirectly with the hub.

Also these parts-8 and I lwill.

over tneribjll wm neln'ine bolts to com the load exertedonthe sectionB by the tire'engage l y Y road' surface :and 'thus act to prevent any possible lmisalignment of. the section B with 'the section A.. These parts act to automatically;

.align the two. sections `whenthe bolts .|.I are ti'ghtenedt' .Thiswheel will l mahe. the of tire a v'ery `viimple `opel-ation will he no danger of damaging the wheel or the tire when the ftire -is being changed. i'he manufacture-ot both the main part of the wl'eeland'the complementary part B can be Vaccomplished-lay one operation' for Iits each section. e 'I'here `benaadditional stampe v greatly strengthen the web sof the two sections andthe rib fitting lng, tooling or welding so that upon removal from the press of either section they will be ready for painting and assembling. Thus the wheel can be manufactured to sell at low cost.

It is thought from the `foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fail within the scope of /the appended claim.

edge of the rim portion of the main section Having described the invention, what is claimed A as `new is:

A wheel of the class described comprising a main section including a web, a rim portion and a rim ange at the free edge of the rim portion,

said web having a hub receiving centrally arranged hole therein and an annular rib on its outer face of concave-convex shape in cross section, a removable section including a web having a large hole in its center, a rim portion and a rim ange connected with the tree vedge of the rim forming an outwardly extending extension of the said rim and a ledge forming groove in the annular corner of the inner i'ace ofthe removableI section "for receiving the last-mentioned rib when the two sections are placed together, said ledge and rib acting to transmit the major portion of the vertical load force on the removable section to the main sectio the* rib of the removable section deilning the hole in the web of said section to strengthen the web around said hole.

. CLAUDE G. REEMES.

EPPS B. SMITH. 

